Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation, Provisional Government of Texas and the Convention, Which Assembled at Washington March 1, 1836. Page: 98
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the Republic of Mexico, and that the (said) Commissiohers
be instructed to provide in said treaty with the Indians,
that they shall never alienate their lands, either
separately or collectively, except to the Government of
Texas, and to agree that the said Government will at
any time hereafter, purchase all their claims at a fair and
reasonable valuation.
SEC. 3. Be it Jurthcr resolved,. Oc., That the Governor
be required to give to the Cormmissioners, such definite
and particular instructions,.s he may think necessary to
carry into effect the object of the foregoing resolutions,
together with such additional instructions as will secure
the effective co-operations of the Indians at a time when
it may be necessary to call all the effective force of Texas,
into the field, and agreeing for their services in a body
for a specified time.
SEC. 4. Be it farther resolved, 4cc., That the Commissioners
be authorized and empowered to exchange other
lands within the limits of Texas, not otherwise appropriated,
in place of the lands claimed by said Cherokee
Indians and their Associate Bands.
Passed at San Felipe de Austin, Dec. 26, 1835.
JAMES W. ROBINSON,
Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of G. C.
E. M. PEASE,
Sec'ry of General Council.
Approved, December 28, 1835.
, HENRY SMITH,
- ~. ' Governor.
C. B. STEWART, Sec'ry of Executive.
Rcsohltion for changing the name and 3Municipality and
Town of Viesca to Milam.
Be it resolved by the General Council of the Provisionl
Government of Texas, That the Town at.the. Falls of the
Brizos River in the Nashville Colony, heretofore known
y the name of Viesca, shall be and is hereby clinged
, the name of Milatn, and the Municipality in wich said
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